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About the Role

IK Partners is seeking a Responsible Investment Intern to support the team for a full-time, 3-month internship commencing in September 2026. This role is office-based and offers the opportunity to gain experience in sustainability data, reporting, research, and communication within a private equity context.

Responsibilities

• Support sustainability data collection and reporting processes, including reviewing portfolio company submissions, checking consistency, flagging gaps or anomalies, and contributing to the annual Sustainability Report.
• Prepare responsible investment materials for internal stakeholders, investors, and lenders, covering fundraising, investor requests, lender requirements, internal updates, and meeting materials.
• Conduct desktop research on sustainability regulation, market practice, frameworks, sector trends, and peer approaches, summarizing implications for IK and portfolio companies.
• Prepare and organize sustainability events and training sessions, including portfolio company sessions and the 2027 Sustainability Forum.
• Provide ad hoc support across responsible investment projects, including presentations, meeting preparation, portfolio company follow-ups, and other team priorities.
• Enhance IK’s external responsible investment communications, including updates to the website.
• Develop and implement IK’s sustainability value creation framework, including sector benchmarking, value creation analysis, and portfolio company engagement materials.
• Improve internal responsible investment processes, identifying opportunities for workflow streamlining and AI-driven automation.

Requirements

• Clear and confident communicator, able to present technical topics concisely and engagingly.
• Proficient in PowerPoint with a good sense of layout and visual storytelling.
• Research-minded, capable of conducting desktop research, summarizing reports, and extracting insights.
• Comfortable working with both qualitative and quantitative information, identifying inconsistencies.
• Structured and organized, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Collaborative, willing to support a range of projects and contribute to a team.
• Interested in or experienced in responsible investment, sustainability, and/or sustainable finance.
• Eager to learn how these topics are applied in a private equity context.

Skills

• PowerPoint proficiency
• Desktop research
• Data analysis
• Communication
• Organization
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Responsible investment
• Sustainability
• Sustainable finance

Location

• London, UK

Work Type

• Full-time
• Internship
• Office-based

Experience Level

• Intern

About the Company

• IK Partners is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics, and the UK.
• Since 1989, IK has raised over €20 billion and invested in more than 200 European companies.
• IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management to create robust businesses.
• The firm has offices in London, France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden.
• IK has over 90 investment professionals across its dedicated regional investment teams.